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Ruth 2:16–17

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Ruth 2:16

16And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

Ruth 2:17

17So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

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DEFINED WORDS

Ruth 2:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fall

To descend, drop, or lose an upright position; to come upon, attack, happen, decline, fail, or be overthrown; as a noun, descent, ruin, or overthrow, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

handfuls

Quantities that can be held in one hand; small amounts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

glean

To gather grain or grapes left after the principal harvest; figuratively, to gather what remains.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

rebuke

To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof. A chiding; reproof for faults; reprehension.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Ruth 2:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

beat

To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause, just or unjust, or for punishment.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

about

Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 16

  1. 1 John 3:17–18
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  2. Deuteronomy 24:19–21
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  3. Romans 12:13
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  4. Hebrews 6:10
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  5. Matthew 25:40
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From verse 17

  1. Proverbs 31:27
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  2. Ezekiel 45:11–12
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  3. Exodus 16:36
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